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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android |
| 2019-07-20 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having a overall score of 76.5 against 75.9. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android operating system. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s design is newer than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's, but it is just a little thicker and a little heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit sharper display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE takes slightly better photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much better video quality. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3120mAh.
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